Hamilton in basic income 3-year provincial pilot

Premier Kathleen Wynne came to Hamilton on Monday to announce a three-year pilot project on guaranteeing people a minimum income. The pilot will test whether a basic income plan "deserves to be adopted across our province," Wynne said at LIUNA Station.The pilot will have 1,000 low income earners in Hamilton, Brantford and Brant County, another 1,000 in Thunder Bay and 2,000 in the Lindsay area — where the pilot's community impact will also be measured.